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You know the feeling: daydreaming of traveling to some exotic destination, only to realize that political instability, crime, and civil unrest have landed your dream destination on the naughty list. Travel warnings and restrictions are a traveler's worst nightmare, and a sobering reminder that the …

If you're planning a trip to Venice in the future, be sure to read this: These are the things locals wish that visitors knew about Venice.<p><i>NVNQVAM DERELICTA.</i> Never abandoned. The phrase emblazoned on the wall of the Doge's Palace in Venice may have originally related to religion, but it's a perfect …

<b>Richard Branson left school at the age of 16 and set up Student Magazine with one of his friends. He went on to start Virgin Records in the 1970s and is the founder of the Virgin Group. In the 1980s he formed Virgin Atlantic airline and the 1990s saw the arrival of Virgin Mobile and Virgin …

Yes, staying in a luxury hotel and parking your bum on the beach makes for an enjoyable getaway, but what if you're looking for a trip that's more meaningful? Innovative companies are unveiling enticing voluntourism (volunteer tourism) opportunities in a variety of locations, giving travelers the …

GalleryPancakes, Crepes, Waffles, and More Sweet Breakfasts To Make For Mother's Day<p>Sunday is Mother's Day. Show your love with pancakes. Or crepes covered in caramel sauce. Or maybe some French toast stuffed with Nutella and bananas then fried. We've got 13 sweet ways to say I love you Mom. Click …

Gallery9 Ways To Use Vanilla Beans<p>Clocking in at five dollars a pop or more, vanilla beans are undoubtedly expensive. But they add a complexity of flavor, a mix of sweet, floral, earthy, and spicy, that blows vanilla extract away.<p>So if you are going to drop the cash for the good stuff, how should …

GalleryTop 10 Cookies from Cookie Monster, Year 2<p>Last year, for the first anniversary of the Cookie Monster column, I chose ten of the most delicious cookies I made that year. There was toffee. There were vanilla beans. There was espresso butter cream and caramel and it was good.<p>Would there, <i>could</i> …

Normally, we'd be running Share Your Sweets in this spot, but due to a bit of computer snafu, we have to delay that a bit. We promise to share your cinnamon-flavored sweets as soon as we can!<p>In the meantime, we'll confess our jealousy. Sweets Editor Carrie Vasios got married last weekend (congrats, …

Sometimes ideas that I have in the kitchen have to wait their turn to come to fruition. For example, I've wanted to do a caramel apple dessert for a couple of years now, but just couldn't decide on how to execute it. I knew I wanted it to be a lighter, creamier dish with subtle spices and a salty, …

I went to a wedding a few years ago where out of town guests got awesome snack bags in their hotel rooms. (Yeah—sorry to everyone who went to my destination wedding. You got nothing but love.) One of the treats was a caramel-covered candy apple. I love the combination of apples and caramel, so much …

"Apple pie is used throughout the whole year, and when fresh apples are no longer to be had, dried ones are used. It is the evening meal of children. House pie, in country places, is made of apples neither peeled nor freed from their cores, and its crust is not broken if a wagon wheel goes over it."<p>…

"Stop making cookies."<p><i>I'm sorry, what was that dear?</i><p>"I said, <b>stop making cookies</b>."<p><i>That's odd</i>, I thought to myself. <i>Why would she be saying that? Wouldn't any wife be pleased to be married to a husband who fills the house with the aroma of warm butter, caramelized sugar, and gooey chocolate? Indeed,</i> …

When my family got our first microwave back in the 80s, the unit came with a cookbook full of desserts. But though I dabbled in a few of the recipes—including a custard cup which I curdled every time—I left the microwave for prep work and popcorn.<p>I've finally begun to come around. Now I'm not …